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415 ILCS 5/32 (2026)

All hearings under this Title shall be held before a qualified hearing officer, who may be attended by at least one member of the Board, designated by the Chairman

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(415 ILCS 5/32) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1032)
    Sec. 32. All hearings under this Title shall be held before a qualified hearing officer, who may be attended by at least one member of the Board, designated by the Chairman. All such hearings shall be open to the public, and any person may submit written statements to the Board in connection with the subject thereof. In addition, the Board may permit any person to offer oral testimony.
    Any party to a hearing under this subsection may be represented by counsel, may make oral or written argument, offer testimony, cross-examine witnesses, or take any combination of such actions. All testimony taken before the Board shall be recorded stenographically. The transcript so recorded, and any additional matter accepted for the record, shall be open to public inspection, and copies thereof shall be made available to any person upon payment of the actual cost of reproducing the original.
(Source: P.A. 76-2429.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2007–2019 · leading case: Town & Country Utils., Inc. v. Illinois Pollution Control Bd., 866 N.E.2d 227 (Ill. 2007).
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Town & Country Utils., Inc. v. Illinois Pollution Control Bd., 866 N.E.2d 227 (Ill. 2007). · cites it 2× “1(a) (West 2002), citing 415 ILCS 5/32, 33(a) (West 2002). The Pollution Control Board must consider all of the criteria, although a negative decision as to one of the criteria is sufficient to defeat an application for site approval of the pollution control facility.”
Will Cnty. v. Vill. of Rockdale, 2018 IL App (3d) 160463 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “I presume the purpose of this provision is to ensure the hearing officer has experience in pollution control and/or legal training, as needed to develop a coherent and complete record for the Pollution Board to consider with a fresh eye. In this case, neither party took issue…”
Will Cnty. v. Vill. of Rockdale, 2018 IL App (3d) 160463 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “Neither party criticized the fairness, neutrality, or basis for the hearing officer's findings that the Village should deny the siting application.”
Town & Country Utils., Inc. v. Illinois Pollution Bd. (Ill. 2007). · cites it 2× “1(a) (West 2002), citing 415 ILCS 5/32, 33(a) (West 2002). The Pollution Control Board must consider all of the criteria, although a negative decision as to one of the criteria is sufficient to defeat an application for site approval of the pollution control facility.”
Will Cnty. v. Vill. of Rockdale, 2018 IL App (3d) 160463 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “I presume the purpose of this provision is to ensure the hearing officer has experience in pollution control and/or legal training, as needed to develop a coherent and complete record for the Pollution Board to consider with a fresh eye.”
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